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"An Vietnam Veteren has spent twentyears ignoring his violent past to raise a daughter. A common event in his work life brings him to the attention of the DEA, for whom he becomes a specialist Assassin."
Lawrance George Lux, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
- political blackmail
- deposing an evil leader
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Marines
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- government bureaucracy
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Black Africa
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Jungles?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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